Earlier this week, an undetermined number of Google Spreadsheets users were affected for about two hours by a bug that displayed frequent CAPTCHA screens when they attempted to open files. CAPTCHA systems ask users to enter text they display in a box before giving them access to specific functionality in an application. The purpose is to make sure that the users are human beings and not machines that may attempt to misuse or abuse the application in question.

Gmail suffered an outage in mid-April that lasted more than one hour and may have impacted more than 33 million users.

Gmail is used by individuals and, as a component of the Google Apps email and collaboration suite, by organizations. Gmail is free as a standalone service and as part of the Standard and Education editions of Google Apps. The Google Apps for Business edition costs US$50 per user, per year, or $5 per user, per month for organizations that would rather renew their contracts monthly. More than 4 million businesses use Google Apps.

Reliability of cloud-based software is an ongoing concern for organizations, especially when a critical workplace tool like email is affected. Still, Google and other cloud software providers continue to steadily improve the performance and uptime of their products.

PCW Evaluation Team

Microsoft Office continues to make a student’s life that little bit easier by offering reliable, easy to use, time-saving functionality, while continuing to develop new features that further enhance what is already a formidable collection of applications

I need power and lots of it. As a Front End Web developer anything less just won’t cut it which is why the MSI GT75 is an outstanding laptop for me. It’s a sleek and futuristic looking, high quality, beast that has a touch of sci-fi flare about it.

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